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Walking the Dragon’s Backbone: the rice terraces of Ping’an

15 November 2011 | The Grubworm

It’s not often you find yourself walking along a dragon’s spine. Curled protectively around the village of Ping’an in south western China, this particular beast is formed by row after serried row of rice terraces carved into the hills. The … Continued

Tags: China, Guangxi, Ping'an

Shangli: an ancient Sichuan trading town

31 October 2011 | The Grubworm

At nine o’clock sharp a swoosh of sheets being pulled off tables sounded across the ancient wooden town. Then there was a communal rustling as bottoms settled into chairs. Finally a deafening click-clacking echoed through the stone streets. It was … Continued

Tags: China, Shangli, Sichuan

Chengdu: urban hell and culinary heaven

19 October 2011 | The Grubworm

I looked out over the vast expanse of rotting concrete appartment blocks and crumbling office buildings. They peered back from under the blanket of gritty polluted fog that lay over the city. Billious clouds floated low and heavy overhead. The … Continued

Tags: Chengdu, China

Foiled by the Great Firewall of China

3 June 2011 | The Grubworm

A quick announcement from The Grubworm. We’re here in Beijing, and what an interesting (if polluted) city it is so far. At least, the small hutong area we’re staying in tonight is. Sadly we can’t get Twitter or Facebook (or … Continued

Tags: Beijing, China, Chinese

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